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- Create/Manage VirtualBox VMs from the Command Line
- Note to self, here’s a quick recipe for creating a Virtual Machine using the VirtualBox command line,
- Create the VM,
- VBoxManage createvm --name "io" --register
- VBoxManage modifyvm "io" --memory 512 --acpi on --boot1 dvd
- VBoxManage modifyvm "io" --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 eth0
- VBoxManage modifyvm "io" --macaddress1 XXXXXXXXXXXX
- VBoxManage modifyvm "io" --ostype Debian
- Attach storage, add an IDE controller with a CD/DVD drive attached, and the install ISO inserted into the drive,
- VBoxManage createhd --filename ./io.vdi --size 10000
- VBoxManage storagectl "io" --name "IDE Controller" --add ide
- VBoxManage storageattach "io" --storagectl "IDE Controller" \
- --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium ./io.vdi
- VBoxManage storageattach "io" --storagectl "IDE Controller" \
- --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso
- Starting the VM for installation,
- VBoxHeadless --startvm "io" &
- This starts the VM and a remote desktop server. Redirect RDP port if necessary,
- ssh -L 3389:127.0.0.1:3389 <host>
- Shutting down the VM,
- VBoxManage controlvm "io" poweroff
- Remove install Media,
- VBoxManage modifyvm "io" --dvd none
- Alternatively install OS using the GUI, configure it then export is as an appliance upload to the server then import it using,
- VBoxManage export "io" --output ioClone.ovf
- VBoxManage import ioClone.ovf
- Starting the VM,
- VBoxHeadless --startvm "io" --vrde off &
- This starts the VM without remote desktop support.
- Delete the VM,
- VBoxManage unregistervm io --delete
- Mount Guest Additions
- VBoxManage storageattach "io" --storagectl "IDE Controller" \
- --port 1 --device 0 --type hdd --medium /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
- Install Guest Additions,
- mkdir /mnt/dvd
- mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd
- cd /mnt/dvd
- ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
- Adding/removing shared folders,
- vboxmanage sharedfolder add "io" --name share-name --hostpath /path/to/folder/ --automount
- vboxmanage sharedfolder remove "io" --name share-name
- To mount it on the guest,
- sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID share-name /path/to/folder/share/
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